St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-10-01
MISCELLANEOUS,

-Agr1cuIturAl implements have been
IN such great demand in Manitoba that
nearly every dealer has completely sold
| out
The total number Of postmasters re-
ceiving less than $1,000 per snnum is
6O.582. Ofthat number 48, OOS are paid
between 500 and $50 a year.
1t is shown by official returns that
the production of anthracite coal in
Pennsylvania the last fiscal year was
nearly thirty-six millions Of tons.
The bite of blue gummed negro
when at the heat Of passion is said to be
- poisonous rs that of . rattlesnake.
They are styled in South Carolina the
human snakes.
The largest cornficld in Florida is
found in Volusia County. l. consists
Of 800 acres and is what is known rs
the old Starke plantation at Spring
Garden. 1t will yield from thirty to
fifty bushels per acre.
"A young hopeful of five summer.
had stopped before toy shop while out
walking with his mamma. you don {
mean to buy me that wooden horse.
mamma" ''Why not, darling. It's
very pretty" q. yes. but it's too
cheap"
-Stranser-..My stars! There's q
land slide" Omaha "Where?''
up there" Impossible. Its
there. I tell you. going yet. Look!
LOokr' ''Oh! That's nothing but the
pumps throwing Missouri water into
the reservoir. "-Omaho World.
Mrs. Mat Crawford. living near
Dranesvilie. Marion County. Ga. had
seventeen hogs killed BY one stroke Of
lightning one day last week. There
were twenty-one hogs all huddled up
near the house. After the lightning
dash only four were found alive.
IL have a poem. SIR he said to
the editor. (which. If acceptable to you.
would like to receive some remuneEa-
ton for" Certainly; If We use it we
will pay forit." ''What are you paying
for poetry" If it's good we give two
circus tickets"
According to London paper the
bean is the national herb Of America
and beans and bacon form the national
dish Of the Eastern States. while fried
chickens and the clam are the dishes of
the South. The staple of the West is
hash. according to the same authority.
Good Housekeeping.
The Macon (Ga.) library has an
elevator which carries the mail from
the street into one of the front windows.
When the carrier blows his whistle the
elevator drops to the sidewalk. the
mail is put in and into the library it
goes. and thus walk up the stairs is
saved.
One Of our young men very gencr-
ously dropped Observation-Disclosures
gold piece in the contribution basket
1t service on Sunday; but next day he
called on the church treasurer to say
he thought he was putting in a nickel.
OF course the error was adjusted
Washington (Ga Gazette.
The New York courts have decided
that milk-seller must know that the
milk he supplies to consumers is of the
legal standard of purity. He can not
plead ignorance as defense in case of
prosecution. because the law makes it
his duty to know whether it is Of the
standard quality or not
AN alloy which closely resembles
gold may be made. the Jewellers Jour.
nal says, with sixteen parts Of copper.
one of zinc and seven of platinum.
The copper and platinum are covered
first with borax and then with pow
dered charcoal and melted; then the
zinc is added. The alloy thus obtained
b exceedingly malleable. and can be
drawn into the finest wire. while it
never furnishes.
"A Child's Logic.-There was an old
negro cook. about seventy years of age.
in the Petersby family. who has been
with them for great many years, and
whenever her birthday comes round she
receives presents, cakes, congr atula-
tons. etc. much to the disgust of little
Johnny. who said to his mother: ma.
I don't think you ought to give that
cake to the old cook. You ought to give
it to me. I've not had half as many
rs she has had. "-Teras SIT.
ings.
No Bills!-The following placard
Was exhibited for . week ON the walls Of
q certain town:
NO BiKs.
the celebrated Signora XVIII give Q concert
Ut the Centenary hall on the 18th Of April. AZ
the Incompatible artistic requires no puf1ng to
draw Q full house, she does not wish this concert
70 be advertised. To all our endeavors to shake
her resolutions she has but one reply:
NO BIIIS.:.
The public viii therefore please take this
hint"-u Secol0.
sShOWEO HIS IGNORANCE.
a valuable Illustration u the Obsueeoep
Of the Humaa Animal.
It is very difficult for the man who is
not tailor to estimate the number Of
stitches that 60 to the making Of a